A Commitment Strategy Can

question 131

Multiple Choice

A commitment strategy can:

• A) be used to change people's payoffs to gain cooperation.
• B) allow players to reach a mutually beneficial equilibrium that would otherwise be difficult to maintain.
• C) result in a positive-positive outcome.
• D) All of these statements are true.

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